MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advancements in
e-learning are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
MOOC courses are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
blended learning organizations
have to consider
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can students
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
ventures.
Everybody wants
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
demand for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This exciting new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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